Chung Moo Quan

Special Guest: Russell Johnson

A Former Chung Moo Quan student and assistant instructor, Russell now recognises the organisation as a dangerous cult and is dedicated to informing others about its deceptions. Russell learned to research, became a private investigator, and today works in the security field. He has also immersed himself in the field of film and television: writer, production assistant, actor, producer, location manager. Listen to his podcast Deceived: The Moo Years here or on your favourite podcast app.

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Chung Moo Quan positioned itself as a superior martial arts school that taught eight different practices at once. Though this may have originally struck prospective students as a bargain-and-a-half, many who chose to take it up would come out the other end having lost thousands of dollars, personal relationships and job opportunities, and even their sense of self. Before the school’s founder and four other defendants were jailed in 1995, various experts had told reporters that Chung Moo Quan fit their definition of a destructive cult.